Jungle Tales – 3 Day Wildlife Photography Tour of Kabini & Nagarhole Tiger Reserve

Depending on where you are coming from, idea is to reach Kabini at max. by afternoon. As soon as we reach Kabini, we check into the famous & beautiful Kabini River Lodge at Karapura (run by Jungle Lodges and Resorts). Relax a bit into your tents and gather for lunch. Post lunch, we will have a quick welcome session: Round of introductions to know the group, orientation of the tour and wildlife at Kabini, followed by snapshot of what we will try cover as part of Wildlife photography. Late afternoon we head for the first safari of our Kabini wildlife photography tour. We get into the vehicle allotted to us and move out into the jungle for the evening safari. The cool breeze and the greenery of the forest will give us company as we experience and photograph the myriad forms of life in the forest – the mighty elephants, the huge herds of Chital, the colourful birds…may be even a big cat. After the safari, we gather together for the dinner, share our experiences with fellow travelers, ask for quick insight from our tour wildlife photographer and then retire for the day.

At dawn, we wake up and post have a cup of tea / coffee, we will head out for our second foray into the jungle. Every safari in the forest is a delightful experience and, on a sunny day, the soft morning light might give us some wonderful photography opportunities. Post early morning jungle Safari tour, we come back to our lodge and have amazing breakfast. Post breakfast, we will go out for a nature trail around the resort, wherein we many encounter many wildlife species like butterflies, dragonflies, spiders, ants and a few birds. We retire for some rest and lunch. Late afternoon / evening, we leave for our third safari. But this time with a difference- Boat Safari along the Kabini Reservoir. Be prepared to fill up your memory cards as we encounter flocks of Cormorants, Egrets, Darters and Painted Storks, raptors like the Grey-headed Fish Eagle, Osprey and Peregrine Falcon, Otters. If we are lucky, who knows, a big cat might come out for a sip or a hunt! The setting sun plays out an elaborate drama over the reservoir and we’ll try to photograph different perspectives of the forest at sunset.

The last morning of the tour is here. We head out into the forest for our last & fourth (morning) safari to photograph the magnificence of the forest (in the backdrop of playful morning sunlight). Once back to the lodge, we have a heavy breakfast and by then its time to bid goodbye to the amazing Kabini forest & its wildlife, with many memories and (hopefully) camera (& its memory cards) full of pictures.